Misplaced Pages

Wollomombi River Woolomombi Creek, Rockvale Creek
Wollomombi River (left) showing the river's confluence with the Chandler River in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park.
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
IBRA	New England Tablelands
District	Northern Tablelands
Local government area	Armidale Dumaresq
Physical characteristics
Source	Great Dividing Range
• location	southeast of Guyra
• elevation	1,280 m (4,200 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Chandler River
• location	ear the village of Wollomombi
• elevation	677 m (2,221 ft)
Length	65 km (40 mi)
Basin features
River system	Macleay River catchment
Tributaries
• left	Boundary Creek (New South Wales)
Waterfalls	Wollomombi Falls

Wollomombi River, a perennial stream of the Macleay River catchment, is located in the Northern Tablelands district of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

Wollomombi River rises on the eastern slopes of Chandlers Peak in the Great Dividing Range, southeast of Guyra, and flows generally southerly, joined by one minor tributary and tumbling over the Wollomombi Falls before reaching its confluence with the Chandler River, near the village of Wollomombi, south of the Cunnawarra National Park, within the Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. The river descends 606 metres (1,988 ft) over its 65 kilometres (40 mi) course; through a number of spectacular gorges and waterfalls in the Oxley Wild Rivers National Park.

At the Wollomombi Falls lookout there are scenic gorge rim walks and a steep track that takes you down to the Chandler River.

History

In December 1904 two teenagers were drowned while bathing in the Wollomombi River. Another lady almost drowned while attempting to rescue them.

Beef cattle and sheep are reared on the upper reaches of the river.

See also

• List of rivers of Australia
• Rivers of New South Wales

References

1. "Wollomombi River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
2. ^ "Map of Wollomombi River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
3. "Bushwalking in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park".
4. "Double drowning accident". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 December 1904. Retrieved 7 June 2011.

External links

• "Macleay River catchment" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.

30°25′S 151°57′E / 30.417°S 151.950°E / -30.417; 151.950

• Rivers of New South Wales
• Northern Tablelands